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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government/Executive or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The text of all Scottish parliamentary questions and answers are available on the Scottish Parliament Website.
Where a Parliamentary Question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Corporate Body, the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service will issue a reply and copies of those are listed below.
PQ Response - Craig Hoy - 20 July 2026
S7W-01560 asks: To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for the Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) what the average waiting time to process an application for Power of Attorney.
PQ Response - Tim Eagle - 22 June 2026
S7W-00930: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce the timescales involved with the establishment of a power of attorney.
S7W-00932: To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce an instant digital access code system for Lasting Power of Attorney.
PQ Response - Jamie Greene - 12 February 2026
S6W-43406 asks: what the average time, in weeks, is between the first calling and the conclusion of summary criminal cases at Greenock Sheriff Court, in the most recent year for which data is available.
S6W-43407 asks: how many cases scheduled to be heard at Greenock Sheriff Court were adjourned due to court capacity or scheduling issues, in each of the last five years.
PQ Response - Jeremy Balfour - 19 January 2026
S6W-42629 asks: Scottish Government how many (a) adult and (b) child disability payment tribunals the Social Security Scotland tribunal system has heard in the calendar year 2025; how many have been held (i) in person, (ii) online, (ii) by telephone and (iv) by correspondence, and what information it can provide regarding how many cases are completed in an average (A) morning, (B) afternoon, (C) all day and (D) multiple day session.
PQ Response - Douglas Ross - 19 January 2026
S6W-42596 To ask the Scottish Government what the current (a) average and (b) longest waiting time is for registration of power of attorney applications by the Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland).
S6W-42597 To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for any recent increase in waiting times for power of attorney registrations.
S6W-42599 To ask the Scottish Government what the current staffing complement is in the Office of the Public Guardian, and what its position is on whether this is sufficient to meet demand for power of attorney registrations.
S6W-42600 To ask the Scottish Government what performance measures it uses to monitor the timeliness of power of attorney registrations, and how often the Office of the Public Guardian (Scotland) reports progress to ministers.
S6W-42601 To ask the Scottish Government how many power of attorney applications have been expedited in each of the last three years, and what the average turnaround time was.
S6W-42602 To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates that waiting times for power of attorney registrations will return to pre-backlog levels.